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. 2021 Jun 19;12:200223. doi: 10.1016/j.tvr.2021.200223

Fig. 2.

Fig. 2

Potential origins of spindle cells from endothelial and mesenchymal cells. KSHV infection may lead to de-differentiation of both endothelial and mesenchymal cells through endothelial-to-mesenchymal (EndMT) and mesenchymal-to-endothelial transition (MEndT), respectively. The infected cells thus because more motile, angiogenic and proliferative. Nonetheless, paracrine signals are likely needed for full transformation of the cells.